Offgrid Air Conditioning

Started by Dave Sparks, June 22, 2009, 12:50:45 PM

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glenn kangiser

Oh - this one.  I went to the pix, right clicked copy image location, pasted that location to Photobucket and uploaded it from the web page.  Pasted the IMG link here - took about 15 seconds - Just a run through the steps to make it easier. :)



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Dave Sparks

Thanks Glen!  d* 

I heard from one of my people that you have a new gate?
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glenn kangiser

Hard to keep secrets here.  My people will contact your people regarding the M.O. [waiting]

Oh -what the heck ...





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Dave Sparks

Time to sum up the thread here for the year.  [cool]

The pond project got bumped as our 14,000 gallons of rainwater lasted and the garden did not use as much as I thought.
The sanyo heat pump was a major improvement in our lives for cooling and I may use it today for heating as it may be a cool fall day. Most of the summer we just set it at low speed around 7am and it consumed about 350 watts. Some of the really hot days we would bump it up to 1KW after batteries were charged.  I am doing an offgrid home now that will use a 26 SEER Fugitsu 240VAC. The sanyo is 120VAC 16 SEER. It will use the new Surrette 1,050 AH 2V L16's. They finally built what I have wanted for 20 years.

A tracked solar array was the key to my testing for cooling as you need that power right up until sunset. You might squeak by without a tracker if your heat gain late in the day is exceptionally low.

If any of the locals here in Mariposa need any fire firewood I have about 20 blue oaks that have been aging since the Telegraph fire. Glen, "my people" never contacted "your people" and I guess I just hope I will see the truck with you guy's in it soon.
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glenn kangiser

We were wondering when you wanted to look at that, Dave.

I think we heard you cutting firewood yesterday?  We were also cutting firewood yesterday as Whitlock was over and needed something to do. :)

We will plan to drop by in the near future.

That is interesting information on the AC.  Please keep us informed on the new project.

Interesting new batteries.  I had to look that one up.  A 2 volt L16.  I would then need 12 of them in series but no parallel charging problems I assume.

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/partner/rolls-battery-engineering/news/article/2009/06/surrette-battery-launches-2-new-l-16-models
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Dave Sparks

Quote from: glenn kangiser on October 03, 2009, 11:15:56 AM
We were wondering when you wanted to look at that, Dave.

I think we heard you cutting firewood yesterday?  We were also cutting firewood yesterday as Whitlock was over and needed something to do. :)


Interesting new batteries.  I had to look that one up.  A 2 volt L16.  I would then need 12 of them in series but no parallel charging problems I assume.

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/partner/rolls-battery-engineering/news/article/2009/06/surrette-battery-launches-2-new-l-16-models

I suppose it is very important to keep someone with a name like Whitlock busy.  I keep thinking I am seeing him in some of the usual meeting places in the greater environs of Mariposa. The funny part is I have never meet him and there are only so many of us up here that I start thinking I have......

One of exceptional reason for the new battery is as you say a perfect "electrial engineers design" without parrallel paths but the real kicker is you have half the number of cells to water and check of a double string bank with 250 more amp hours.
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glenn kangiser

You hit the nail on the head with that keeping Whitlock busy.  Such a mischief maker. :) 

He lies pretty low around here and I had not met him in the first six years until his people contacted mine (after investigating me and deciding that possibly, I may be OK). [waiting]

I find that taking care of multiple battery fillings is quite a project.  Sassy did it the other day so it was not much trouble for me.  d*
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Just because something has been done and has not failed, doesn't mean it is good design.

MountainDon

Quote from: Dave Sparks on October 04, 2009, 11:15:22 AM
... a perfect "electrical engineers design" without parallel paths ....

Aaaaah!!!  Dreams do come true!
Just because something has been done and has not failed, doesn't mean it is good design.


Dave Sparks

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glenn kangiser

Thanks, Dave.

For those who want to know, Dave is the guy to watch when it comes to solar and A/C stuff. :)
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